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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
100 pages in and it felt like hardly anything had happened. Really slow but in the story’s defense, I’m not a suspense reader, so I think the parts that should have made me feel tense just made me feel like something was missing.
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a thrilling and suspenseful book. Each character has so much depth and it feels like anyone could play any role in the missing women’s disappearances.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an egalley of Looking for Smoke! This was a very well written mystery. I usually have some idea of what happened but I honestly had no clue what happened or who did it. My interest was held the whole time as the story unfolded.
I am aware of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women but did not know the full extent of the stats and while Looking for Smoke is a work of fiction the issue itself is very real.
I definitely recommend reading Looking for Smoke.
I am aware of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women but did not know the full extent of the stats and while Looking for Smoke is a work of fiction the issue itself is very real.
I definitely recommend reading Looking for Smoke.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Grief, Murder
Minor: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Colonisation
Was really looking forward to reading this book but wasn't quite as riveting as I thought it would be. I was hoping to expand my knowledge of indigenous culture and learn more of the issues that surround murderer and missing indigenous women especially. Plus I always love a good mystery/thriller element. As someone with no prior knowledge or experience in this world, I thought the book did a good job touching on the challenges faced by Native communities, and made them feel genuine and important. Though I wished I felt more fully immersed in the world and culture. Maybe the multiple points of view took away from really connecting to one particular character but I understand why the author chose to use this tool. It did help to see the different perspectives overall.
The middle also felt a bit slow and repetitive.
I was however guessing the whole way through though and wanted to know who it was. The very end did also surprise me but felt a bit anticlimactic.
The middle also felt a bit slow and repetitive.
I was however guessing the whole way through though and wanted to know who it was. The very end did also surprise me but felt a bit anticlimactic.